Throughout the Bay Area, from food pantries to businesses, people are stepping in to help families who are expecting to lose their SNAP benefits.

This is coming at an already critical time for food pantries. And at a time when lawmakers cannot reach an agreement, pantries and food spots are stepping up.

Saif and his brother own Mazra in Redwood City, and they announced this morning they would be giving meals to 50 families for the entire month of November.

He said he received about 200 emails within three hours, ranging from people who are elderly to single parents.

“Hearing about anyone struggling with food just bothers us,” Saif said. “Too many people are affected by this and there’s no real indication as to when the government is going to end this.”

As the government shutdown conti

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